Republicans in swing states say they see scant signs of groups door-knocking for Trump (apnews.com)

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[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 3 points 29 minutes ago

Does door knocking work? I don’t answer the door anymore, haven’t for a while. I check the cameras. If I don’t recognize someone or their uniform I don’t get up.

Same with picking up the phone. Leave a message and I’ll call back, if it’s relevant. Don’t leave a message and there’s no callback.

And I’m skeptical of text surveys, what new scam could be contained within?

Who is doing participating in these polls? Is this all boomer data? Or are they just pulling numbers out of air for headlines?

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 7 minutes ago

It can work yeah. From experience it's usually more catching people out and about while you have the pamphlet bag and they get curious. Otherwise you're just leaving pamphlets in doors. Calling people seems to be worse in my experience. If you catch someone outside there's a good chance you aren't interrupting with a short conversation. Whereas phone canvassing has gotten worse and worse about that somehow. Maybe it's just something psychological. Some of my best results were being in the same area twice, (to finish pamphletting doors), and someone who couldn't talk the day before can talk the next day and they give you time because you didn't chase them like a salesperson.

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 33 points 2 hours ago

There has been a lot of coverage about how state Republican organizations have been taken over by MAGA. The result has been incompetence, mismanagement, and an alienation from the "elites" who we used to call the "donor class".

I'm too old to be optimistic, but Trump sure looks like the leader of a loosing campaign.

[-] zephorah@lemm.ee 2 points 27 minutes ago

I think they’re complacent because the main plan is to simply not certify. And they have Mike in the house to make that happen.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 minutes ago

Mike isn't in charge of it though. If they're depending on him then they're sorely mistaken.

[-] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

They're giving up the ground campaign because they don't need people's votes. They're going to try to cheat and BS their way into a win just like in 2000. Just look at Georgia for instance.

[-] 2pt_perversion@lemmy.world 2 points 46 minutes ago

Yeah people are really sleeping on the "Cheat the election or try to start a civil war" possibilities.

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Get involved with volunteering around you to ensure they can't catch up to dem's ground game

https://events.democrats.org/

[-] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 hour ago

It has become my opinion that Dems are patting themselves on the back and relishing in the failing, uninspiredl campaigning of Trumo lately. My thing is, if they aren't putting their energy into debating, and campaigning, and generally trying to win the election traditionally, where is all this energy and money going? I bet good money that the campaign is not their number one priority at all, and they are instead putting everything they have into their impending coup. Bribes, deals, well positioned traitors, etc.

[-] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 hour ago

Well sure, but mostly they're stealing the money

[-] inb4_FoundTheVegan@lemmy.world 15 points 2 hours ago

I too would be embarrassed to approach strangers and tell them I support a rapist felon for president.

[-] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 26 points 2 hours ago

It's a concept of a ground game.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 21 points 2 hours ago

didnt the orange turd gut the gop accounts while also firing or replacing all the regional/sr management?

i always thought that was them giving up on 'the ground game'

[-] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago

He also charges his own party to use his name. It's one big grift

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 hour ago

Yes, great, but that's not a sign for any Democrat to relax, at least not until November.

Still, I am imagining GOP campaign volunteers being like:

"Do you have a minute to talk about how your immigrant neighbours are eating the dogs, eating the cats, eating the pets of the people that live there?"

[-] kescusay@lemmy.world 3 points 1 hour ago

I'm not really going to relax until December 17th. That's when the electoral college meets to vote.

[-] dhork@lemmy.world 14 points 2 hours ago

Would you go door-knocking there? That's a certain way to get shot at.

[-] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

Nah, they're all white, they'll be fine.

[-] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Note about door knocking: you don't usually go to random houses. You go to houses likely to have undecideds or people who agree with you but have historically iffy turnout

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